1. Senior Parent Night May 21, 2009
CLASS of 2010
Senior Parent Night
May 21, 2009

2. Agenda Welcome-Angie Dunnam Senior Early Release-Dr. Joyce Woodburn
Athletics/NCAA-Matthew Wells
Senior Portraits-Wendy Knight
Senior Info-Angie Dunnam
Closing Remarks-Beverly Spondike

3. Senior Early Release General Requirements Faulkner Community College
Passed all parts of AHSGE
Be on track for graduation
Works with the master schedule
Faulkner Community College
Community/Workforce Development
Applications available tonight
All application procedures should be completed prior to the start of school

4. Athletics/NCAA www.ncaa.org
“Roadmap to Initial Eligibility” handout available tonight or on Mrs. Dunnam’s website under “Forms”
Contact Matthew Wells at with questions

5. Senior Portraits
Senior Portrait Special
Senior Yearbook Ads

6. Diploma Options Standard Advanced College Prep
College Prep + Distinction
Alabama Occupational Diploma
Certificate of Attendance

7. Graduation Requirements
24 credits for standard, advanced and occupational diplomas
28 credits for college prep diploma
30 credits for college prep + distinction diploma
Must pass all core subjects (4 X 4) and required electives
AHSGE-pass all 5 parts*

8. Valedictorian/Salutatorian
Must take Calculus
Meet requirements of the CP + Distinction
Will be determined by the highest GPA in the 18 designated courses
Weighted grades will NOT be used to determine Val/Sal
Seniors are ranked based on weighted GPA

9. Senior Schedule Make sure you have required courses
Changes-addressed by Mrs. Spondike

10. College Applications/Admissions
“The Big 3”
GPA
Rigorous Coursework
ACT/SAT Scores
Other Factors
Recommendation Letters (“Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!”)
Transcript Requests
$1.00/request – in writing

11. ACT Last ACT for this school year is June 13th
Late registration May 22nd
Packets available tonight
66% of seniors have taken ACT at least once

12. Scholarships Fastweb.com Finaid.com RRW
Notification of Scholarship Opportunities:
School Website- “Guidance”
Monthly newsletter
Morning announcements
Guidance Bulletin Board

13. College Applications Begin Summer ’09
December 1st deadline for scholarship applications
Check with the college of choice regarding specific admission requirements (foreign languages, etc)

14. Financial Aide Financial aide workshop held in January
FAFSA-Free Application for Student Aide
Complete the FAFSA in Jan 2010
FAFSA Forms-
Requires 2009 Income Tax Return in order to complete FAFSA

15. College Visits/Interviews
2 days administrative approval for college visits (MUST request 2 weeks prior to visit date) - Form in Guidance Office
Tips for Campus Visits/College Interviews on website under Angela Dunnam “Forms”

16. Career Cruising
Resume- (each student has a wallet card with username/password)
College search capabilities
Career interest surveys

17. General Information Visit the website often/sign up for notify me
Registration for Seniors
July 20th/makeup July 23rd
AHSGE-July 20th-July 24th (students taking AHSGE have been notified)
Faulkner-Summer Enrollment
Night School no longer offered

18. Independence-so much to do, so little time to do it!
Encourage your child to become independent and self-sufficient
There are times in life when you gotta crawl, Lose your grip, trip and fall When you can't lean on no one else, That's when you find yourself I've been around and I've noticed that Walk-in's easy when the road is flat Them danged 'ole hills will get you every time. Yeah, the good Lord gave us mountains so we could learn how to climb -- Lyrics from “Mountains” by Lonestar

19. Closing Remarks
Schedule changes
General Comments